mamuhay

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ buhay.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈmuhaj/ [mɐˈmuː.haɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -uhaj
  • Syllabification: ma‧mu‧hay

Verb

mamuhay (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜓᜑᜌ᜔)

  1. to make a living

Inflection

Verb conjugation for mamuhay
affix mang- / ᜋᜅ᜔
root word buhay / ᜊᜓᜑᜌ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜋᜓᜑᜌ᜔
complete namuhay / ᜈᜋᜓᜑᜌ᜔
progressive namumuhay / ᜈᜋᜓᜋᜓᜑᜌ᜔
contemplative mamumuhay / ᜋᜋᜓᜋᜓᜑᜌ᜔
recently
complete
formal kapamumuhay / ᜃᜉ ᜋᜓᜋᜓᜑᜌ᜔
informal kakapamuhay / ᜃᜃᜉᜋᜓᜑᜌ᜔
kapapamuhay / ᜃᜉᜉᜋᜓᜑᜌ᜔
imperative pamuhay1 / ᜉ ᜋᜓᜑᜌ᜔

1 Dialectal use only. Not used in Standard Tagalog.